Mop wringer



Sept. 8, 1925:

'r. A. VDUNPHQY ET AL MOP WRI NGER Filed March 21, 1924 Gwen mu Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED T S PATENT OFFICE.

itrioivIAs A. 'bUiirHY'ANn CLARENCE L. SHILLIN, or CHICAGO, I LLINo'Is; SAID SHILLIN' AssIGNoaTo SAfli ,Di'INrH'Y.

MOP 'WRINGEB;

5 Application filedMarch 21, 1 924. Serial No. 700,893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatwe, THOMAS A. DUNPHY, a subject of the King of England, and CLARENCE L. SHILLIN, a citizen of the United States-, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mop -Wring'e1's,of which the following is a specification; I

This invention relates to mopfwririgers especially adapted for use inconnection with buckets. An important object of this invention is to provide a-mop wringer having a novel form of base upon-f-which the bucket may rest and which is so constructed that accidental tilting of the wringer is prevented. A further and equally important object of the inventionis to provide a mop wringer having simple means whereby the bucket is held against unnecessary lateral movement. 1

A further object of' the invention-is to provide a mop wringer which is neat in appearance; of highly simplified construction and cheap to manufacture,

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course ofthe following description. o 1

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like partsthroughout the same, Figure 1 is a perspectiv'e ofthe improved mop wringer; Y V

Fig. 2 is a horizontal 'view through-the same to more fully illustrate the base.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is showna preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a pair of standards joined by a connecting member 6. It might be said that the members 5 and 6 constitute a body or frame member, the upper portion of which rotatably supports a roller 7.

A second roller 8 is rotatably connected to the end of a U-shaped lever 9 having a connecting or bight portion 10 adapted to be depressed by the foot so as to swing the roller 8 in the direction of the roller 7 and thereby force water from the mop. Itis understood, of course, that the. water laden mop is confined between-the rollers 7 and 8 and as the mop is drawn upwardly by the operator the water therein is drained into the bu ket '12. The mil er- 8 may be provided with a crank by means of which the roller .may be manually turned :during the squeezing of the water from the cated at 50"to the standards 5 and are ar- 1 to hold the bucket 12 against undue lateral. I

movement. That is tosay that the half twists 20' and 21 are arranged at four sides of the bucket and therefore limit the lateral movement of the bucket and hold the same in position to receive the water which drips from the mop above. The half twists 20.

and 21, also cause'the intermediate portions of the side members 18 to lay flatly. in contact with the cross member 6 and in a plane parallel to the plane of the supporting sur- '7 face, be it a floor or the like. Suitable fastening devices such as rivets 24 may be employed for connecting the adjacent portions of the side members 18 and the mem-,

her 6. The end portions of the side members 18 are arranged on edge and the outer portions of the side members 18 are formed with return bends 27 which define the inclined braces 15.

Fig. 1 plainly illustrates that the base extends beyond the plane of the arc described by the lever 9 and consequently pressure on the levercould not tilt or upset the improved wringer.

. By arranging the intermediate portions of.

the side members 18 parallel to the plane of the supporting base an even supporting suriaee tor the pail is provided and as previously stated the stops or shoulders 20 and 21 limit the lateral movement of the pail. However the end portions of the side members are arranged on edge and the intermediate portion of the single length of metal 16 is curved longitudinally to provide a rounded connecting member 30 which joins the side members 18.

The particular formation of the base from a single piece of metal eliminates cutting, punching and riveting of two separate pieces as braces and several other parts formally used in the construction of a base. This makes a strong, light, compact wringer that is cheaply manufactured and has an artistic appearance combined with great utility.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A mop wringer comprising a frame having a roller, a base formed from a single length of metal bent to provide sides, means rigidly connecting" the intermediate portions of said spaced sides to said frame, said spaced sides being provided with twists arranged at spaced points at opposite sides of said frame to define shoulders adapted to limit the lateral movement of a pail mounted within the frame, and a roller carrying member pivoted to said frame.

2. In a mop wringer, a frame having a roller, a base formed from a single length of metal. bent to provide spaced sides, means rigidly connecting the intermediate portions of said spaced sides to said frame, said spaced sides being provided with. twists arranged at spaced points at opposite sides of said frame to define shoulders to limit the lateral movement of a nail mounted within the frame, the spaced side members being provided with'return bends defining braces extended upwardly and rigidly connected to said frame, and a roller carrying member pivoted to said frame.

8. A mop wringer comprising a frame provided with a roller, a lever carried thereby and having a roller movable to and from the first roller, a base formed from a single piece of metal formed intermediate the ends thereof with a rounded portion defining a pair of spaced parallel sides, and means rigidly connecting the intermediate portions of said spaced parallel sides to said frame, said spaced parallel sides being provided with shoulders adapted to limit the lateral movement of a pail mounted within the frame, the spaced parallel side members being provided with return bends defining braces extended upwardly and rigidly connected to said frame, said braces being arranged in the path of travel of and engaged by said lever to limit the movement of the lever.

a. A mop wringer comprising a frame provided with a roller, a lever carried thereby and having a roller movable to and from the first roller, a base formed from a single piece of metal formed intermediate the ends thereof with a rounded portion defining a pair of spaced sides, and means rigidly con necting the intermediate portions of said spaced sides to said frame,said spaced sides being provided with twists arranged "at spaced points to define. shoulders adapted to limit the lateral movement of a pail mount ed within the frame, the spaced side members being provided With. 1'eturn bends defining braces extended upwardly and rigidly connected to said frame, said braces being arranged in the path of travel of and; engaged by said lever to limit the movement of the lever, the lengthof metal at opposite sides of saidtwists being arranged on edge.

5., A device of the. character described comprising a U-shaped frame provided with tions of said lengthof metal being extended upwardly to form braces for said frame.

In testimony whereof we our signatures. i

THOhL XS A. DUNPHY. CLARENCE L. SHILLIN. 

